Methodology for quantitative determination of the carbohydrate composition of brown seaweeds (Laminariaceae)

The monosaccharide composition of four different samples of brown seaweeds <italic>Laminaria digitata</italic> and <italic>Saccharina latissima</italic> were compared by different high performance anion exchange chromatography (HPAEC) methods after different acid hydrolysis treatments or a cellulase treatment.